ERIC Number: EJ915558
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Nov
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Intentional Integration of Mathematics Content Instruction with Constructivist Pedagogy in Elementary Mathematics Education
Fast, Gerald R.; Hankes, Judith E.
School Science and Mathematics, v110 n7 p330-340 Nov 2010
The purpose of the research was to improve the effectiveness of instruction in constructivist pedagogy in a college elementary mathematics education course through intentional integration of instruction in mathematics content. Instructors of this course previously used examples involving mathematics content on an ad hoc basis in an attempt to illuminate desirable constructivist pedagogy but discovered that they were ineffective because students experienced difficulty with the mathematics content itself. An instrument was created to assess students' mathematics content knowledge required to understand these examples. Based on the outcome of the assessment, intentional instruction of mathematics content using anchoring examples was integrated with pedagogical instruction. Results showed significant improvement in mathematics content knowledge and confidence in that knowledge with a better understanding of constructivist pedagogy. (Contains 2 tables snd 2 notes.)
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Education Courses, Mathematics Education, Teaching Methods, Elementary School Mathematics, Pretests Posttests, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Integrated Curriculum, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Innovation, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Teacher Education Programs, Intention
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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